mithunjj Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 One of my friends is having a ASUS P5QPL-AM motherboard. When I try to install on that PC with that MB it gets stuck and will always result in a fail install. In it's BIOS, there is no option for AHCI. It's a low cost MB which he purchased for programming purposes. So is there any way to install Snow Leopard on that PC ? Please help.... Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/233881-is-ahci-mandatory-for-installing-snow-leopard-on-a-pc/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
mithunjj Posted October 7, 2010 Author Share Posted October 7, 2010 I've read that by installing kext it's possible to install SL without the need for AHCI mode. If I'm having a Snow Leopard retail DVD how can I install kext before the installation ? Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/233881-is-ahci-mandatory-for-installing-snow-leopard-on-a-pc/#findComment-1560461 Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldix Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 I have a NForce mobo with no AHCI either. What I did was install the OS on a USB drive from a Hackintosh/Mac working, installing the kext in USB. Once I got the USB booting fine on my machine with all kext installed I used Carbon Copy Cloner to copy the OS plus boot to a internal HDD. this is the process I followed... wasn't perfect or fast, but got there, with my only issue remaining is no IDE DVD mounting... Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/233881-is-ahci-mandatory-for-installing-snow-leopard-on-a-pc/#findComment-1560548 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jangaboo Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 i have no AHCI option in my bios either (Last bios update was in late 2007) for Biostar Tforce 570 SLI things that stopped me from booting initially were sata cable on port 4 for my dvd, moved that to port 2 and using usb keyboard/mouse (was using ps/2 keyboard/mouse before) i've tried to load other ps/2 kexts but they don't seem to work Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/233881-is-ahci-mandatory-for-installing-snow-leopard-on-a-pc/#findComment-1560612 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mithunjj Posted October 8, 2010 Author Share Posted October 8, 2010 Thanks for everyone who helped me. I'm having a Hackintosh(running iATKOS S3). How can I install SL to the my friend's Hard Disk using my Hackintosh ? I know how to plug/unplug HDDs. Please help me since I'm a complete newbie to the Mac world but not to Windows/Linux. Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/233881-is-ahci-mandatory-for-installing-snow-leopard-on-a-pc/#findComment-1560908 Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldix Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 Thanks for everyone who helped me. I'm having a Hackintosh(running iATKOS S3). How can I install SL to the my friend's Hard Disk using my Hackintosh ? I know how to plug/unplug HDDs. Please help me since I'm a complete newbie to the Mac world but not to Windows/Linux. Hey, I'm a total newbie to the Hackintosh world! Though work for years with Windows and branded Macs. Started reading this forums about a month ago and now I enjoy a stable and fast Hackintosh. I used a external USB drive to install from another machine, but don't see why you couldn't just do it to a freshly installed HDD, duplicate your OS to the new HDD (I used Carbon Copy Cloner, or do a clean install), install in your friends machine and run safe mode to install kext missing / delete unneeded. If your mate's PC doesn't have AHCI like I do, you may find the OS wont properly recognize HDD without correct kext on it before hand. You could startup the target OS on your machine and install needed kext before transferring HDD to its final destination. Of course, me, being a noob at it, this is the way 'I' would do it. It worked for me I'm sure you'll have a few issues, like your install not working fully in your mate machine without some patching, or the patch OS meant for your mate's PC not running stable on your machine.. but its all fun and games, right? If you doing a clean install to the new HDD (or after the duplicate is been done), why don't just take the power out your working OS drive for safety before installing new kexts so you won't mess your rig! Or wait for a expert advice btw, I'm a believer of buying the OS you use... I bought a OS X license for my Hackintosh, even though I installed it indirectly from another computer to bridge it Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/233881-is-ahci-mandatory-for-installing-snow-leopard-on-a-pc/#findComment-1560974 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mithunjj Posted October 8, 2010 Author Share Posted October 8, 2010 eldix: Thanks for the wonderful reply. I will explain a little bit about my condition. In my Hackintosh(running iATKOS S3) Snow Leopard is working fine. I just want to install it to my friend's HDD who is not having an AHCI enabled board. Please help me with the steps since currently I know only to plug my friend's SATA HDD to my PC. If I get hold of an original Snow Leopard DVD, how can I install the required kext to my friend's HDD using my Hackintosh? Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/233881-is-ahci-mandatory-for-installing-snow-leopard-on-a-pc/#findComment-1561002 Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldix Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 Firstly note you relying on advice from a newbie to hackintosh world that has managed one successful OS installation. Once that is clear, this is the process I would try and hope for some result. OPTION 1 Get hold of OS DVD Get hold of a Boot CD (use the same one you used 1st time around) Get hold of all needed kext for your friend - have them handy in a USB pen Remove (unplug) your HDD for safety so no damage its done to your working OS Install your friend HDD to your machine (I would use a fresh HDD, if has windows/linux, I'm afraid you'll need to look for info on how to do that safely) Install OS to it, following same process you did to get yours 1st time around (ie, boot disc ->swap with OS DVD ->install) Restart from boot CD again and run from newly installed HDD Install bootloader (I used Chameleon from [url="http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/279450-why-insanelymac-does-not-support-tonymacx86/"]#####[/url]) and kext helper b7 Install the kext you know your friend needs from the USB pen Shut down Remove the HDD and plug it into your friends computer Cross fingers <- probably the most important bit Start up your friends machine and start solving issues you may encounter OPTION 2 Get hold of all needed kext for your friend - leave them in the desktop of your OS Install your friend HDD to your machine (I would use a fresh HDD, if has windows/linux, I'm afraid you'll need to look for info on how to do that safely) Run Carbon Copy Cloner to copy the entire OS you have to your mate's HDD Remove (unplug) your HDD for safety so no damage its done to your working OS Restart from your friends newly installed HDD Install the kext you know your friend needs from the the desktop (should be a copy of yours since you cloned) Shut down Remove the HDD and plug it into your friends computer Cross fingers <- probably the most important bit Start up your friends machine and start solving issues you may encounter, you may have conflicting kext from your computer Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/233881-is-ahci-mandatory-for-installing-snow-leopard-on-a-pc/#findComment-1561012 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mithunjj Posted October 8, 2010 Author Share Posted October 8, 2010 Thanks for the quick and elaborate reply. Will update after finishing all the work. One question remains: For cloning, is it mandatory to use Carbon Copy Cloner ? Can I use any Windows/OS-independent based cloning softwares ? Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/233881-is-ahci-mandatory-for-installing-snow-leopard-on-a-pc/#findComment-1561123 Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldix Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 Thanks for the quick and elaborate reply. Will update after finishing all the work. One question remains: For cloning, is it mandatory to use Carbon Copy Cloner ? Can I use any Windows/OS-independent based cloning softwares ? I said Carbon Copy Cloner because I knew the program, works and could be downloaded for free. There is others, like SuperDuper, and I'm sure they are others. As long as you clone the whole system, including making the HDD boot doesn't really matter what cloner you use. I just mentioned what I know works. Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/233881-is-ahci-mandatory-for-installing-snow-leopard-on-a-pc/#findComment-1561146 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mithunjj Posted October 8, 2010 Author Share Posted October 8, 2010 You are not a newbie, I would say you've atleast reached intermediate level. :-) When installing kext, is there any precautions that I need to take ? Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/233881-is-ahci-mandatory-for-installing-snow-leopard-on-a-pc/#findComment-1561151 Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldix Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 When installing kext, is there any precautions that I need to take ? Backup your files Backup old kexts Try an solve one problem at a time, by installing 1 kext only. Its tempting to install more to solve multiple issues, but when reboot something goes wrong is good to know what was that cause it - installing 1 kext at a time helps that. Done the opposite multiple times and regret it. Make sure your life doesn't depend on that computer being working immediately... you could be a few hours fiddling around. Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/233881-is-ahci-mandatory-for-installing-snow-leopard-on-a-pc/#findComment-1561158 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mithunjj Posted October 10, 2010 Author Share Posted October 10, 2010 Did you install this kext for the AHCI fix ? Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/233881-is-ahci-mandatory-for-installing-snow-leopard-on-a-pc/#findComment-1562273 Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldix Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 Did you install this kext for the AHCI fix ? My PC ASUS P5N-T Deluxe (nForce chip, no AHCI) Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 4GB Ram ASUS nVidia 9600GT 1Gb 3x500Gb SATA HDD IDE DVD Drive OnBoard Audio and LAN I did replace the IOATAFamily kext, but I think was to make it work with my SATA drives. Not sure if was to solve the AHCI issue, but i did use that kext. Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/233881-is-ahci-mandatory-for-installing-snow-leopard-on-a-pc/#findComment-1562407 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mithunjj Posted October 11, 2010 Author Share Posted October 11, 2010 When I clone my friend's drive from my installation what are the problems will I face(after installing the HDD back) since the PC's are not having identical hardware configs(lMB, Processsor etc.) ? I'm asking this beforehand since I wanted to take precautions before venturing out. Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/233881-is-ahci-mandatory-for-installing-snow-leopard-on-a-pc/#findComment-1562690 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mithunjj Posted October 12, 2010 Author Share Posted October 12, 2010 New problem with my install: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=234252 Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/233881-is-ahci-mandatory-for-installing-snow-leopard-on-a-pc/#findComment-1563234 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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